The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-01

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MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL evening.
LECTURE BY MRS LILLE DEvEREUx BLAKE.
Progress of Liberty, Central Christian Church.
evening.
In Brief
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake, of New York,
lectures night in the Central Christian Chapel,
corner of Delaware and Ohio streets. on THE
Progress OF Liberty The lecture is free.
The remains of W. D. Porter, the travelling
agent of E. c. Atkins 81 Co.. who killed by
the cars at Vincennes. last Friday. have been
shipped to his home at Meridian. Conn, by IN
dertaker kregelo.
The residence of William Young, on Naomi
street, the Belt railroad. was burglarized
yesterday afternoon while the family were away
from home Some sllverware and a small sum
of money were taken.
Gordon, Kurtz & Co have bought the store
room just north of the old Fitzeibbon block. on
South Meridian street. across from their present
location. and will occupy 1t as soon as certain
repairs and i'm provements are made
DEATH OF YARD-MAsTER HIBBETTs.
John Hibbetts. the yard master of the l.. D. &
S. railroad who was hurt while coupling
week ago, died at the City Hospital Saturday
night, and was buried yesterday. His leg,
which crushed in the accident. was ampu-
tated, and the extreme hot weather made recov-
cry impossible.
THE REPUBLICAN EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
George J. Langsdale. of the Greencastle Ban
ner and NJ C. CARRIER of the Madison Courier
members of the executive committee of the
Indiana Republican Editorial Association. met
on Saturday and selected Lakeside Park, War
saw as the place for holding the annual conven-
ton on Sept. p Is. and IA The courresies of
the Cincinnati, Wabash Michigan road we're
cular of details will be issued few days, and
forwarded to every Republican editor in the
State.
BURNING OF CIGAR STORE.
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shop of William Kaeler. on Maryland street. op
pssite the Grand Hotel, was destroyed by fire
last evening at 7:3O o'clock. Nearly seven thou
sand cigars and $500 worth of second hand fur
niture and $38 in money were burned. Mr.. Kae-
Ter estimates his loss at $500. He carried $500
insurance He had left his store only few
minutes before the fire broke out and thinks it
must have been kndied by some small boys VINO
were PLAYING IN the rear of the building. The
building itself was also destroyed. but It was an
ole frame structure almost worthless.
SHOOTING AT DANCING PARTY.
dancing party was given by a resident of
West Seventh street, Saturday night, and be-
tween 12 and O'Clock. while the company we're
at supper. a gang headed by Joe Hoffbauer, be-
gan stoning the house. The gentlemen present
ordered them away several times and when
they refused to go, fired several shots at them,
causing them to Early yesterday morn
ing the police succeeded In arrestlng three of
the eang-Georee Ha!cott, Charles Lancaster
and Omer Featheringill, and slated them for
disturb ing the peace. Hofbauer could not be
found and it is reported by the three arrested
that ne of the shots fred took effect in his leg
ARRESTED FOR GIVING AWAY BEER
The saloon keepers have come to regard the
observance of the Sunday law as duty they
cannot evade, and but few of them gave the
police any trouble yesterday. There was some
b ack door business. but it so slyly do1e that
thu officers had no chance to interfere. Some of
the downtown proprietors kept their front doors
OPEN but they sold nothing except light drinks
and cigars. Only one arrest was made Early
in the forenoon patrolmau Tim Miller caught
Herman Baker, who runs saloon in the south
eastern part of the city, giving away beer to
several of his customers with the understanding
that they would pay for it this morning. He
gave bond for his appearance before the Mayor
this morning.
FELL SICK FAR FROM HOME.
Howard Litch. young man who claims to be
the son of the police surgeon of Philadelphia.
was an applicant for aid at the station house
yesterday morning. He was out of money and
sick and asked to be recommended to the City
Hospital until hs could hear from his relatives.
His request granted. He says he left home
several weeks ago go into business at Cincin-
natl but when he got there he found the posi-
ton he expected taken. He was unable to get
to do. and was advised to come to this
city and seek employment. His father, he says.
call on MIN for aid until he was compelled by
sickness. He is twenty-three years of age.
The hospital physicians say he has phold fever.
DETECTIVE HOBBS HEARD FROM.
Robert Hobbs, the detective, who went to
Colorado to arrest NJ. NJ. Williams, the abscond-
ing grocer and who after capturing the fugi-
tive allowed him to escape, has at last written
to his former partner, Frank s Lloyd. He
does not attempt to give any e. anation OF how
the prisoner got away from !. but contents
himself with saying that he fe> much dis
craced over the affair that he will never return
to Indianapolis unless fe should capture
Williams. In letters to other persons he init
mates that he is going California to remain.
The insurance companies have exonerated Mr..
Williams and he has opened an office of his
own, and will remain In business here.
BOY DROWNED WHILE SWIMMING.
John McCauley, the fourteen-year-old son of
James MoCauley, living at No. 157 West Nc
Carty street, was drowned in White river,
the Vandalia bridge, yesterday afternoon, while
bathing. Five other boys about his age were in
the water at the time. They all ventured into
water thirty feet deep. and while they were
amusin g themselves splashing on each other.
the McCsuiey boy was seized with attack of
cramp When he saw he going down he
grabbed two of his companions and pulled them
nnder the water with him. After terrible
struggle they succeeded in breaking away from
him as he went down the last time. Some men
in the river a few hundred feet away attempted
70 rescue the boy but could not The body of
the boy drfted down the stream several hundred
wards, and caught hour after the drown
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